You can say THAT, again! I thought it was me.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "wernerapnj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, charlie <oceanchuck@> wrote:
> >
> > i think the fate of asbury park needs to be turned around from the
> direction its going in. modern, classical, or whatever it may be.
> thats not the point. the point is, things have changed so much,
> when you walk the boardwalk, or down ocean ave, it doesnt "feel" the
> way asbury park felt. a feeling you got even when nothing was
> there! maybe it was just all the emptiness of what was.
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>
> Charlie, You have had a relelation. What you are experiencing is a
> concept I have tried to teach many people during the numerous tours
> of the City and lectures I have given.
>
> The being - A place has an intrinsic identity manifested in the
> physical environment that people experience. Things such as Mass,
> Scale, Setbacks, Public Space, Fixtures, etc.
>
> In essense the 'look and feel' of a place that causes a psycological
> response, be it overtly recognized or not. Change the physical
> environment enough and peoples response chages - it no longer 'feels
> right'
>
> Thats whats happening to Asbury Park and I have warned about this
> for years, speaking about streets, sidewalks, parks, colors,
> building materials, traffic patterns, etc.
>
> Werner
>
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